Throwing Little Thought Pebbles at Your Windshield Since 1996

A week and a half ago, baby bunnies became part of the family when Mama Bunny lost her mind and created a nest next to the house within the fenced in backyard my dog uses as his personal Rest Area. We discovered the nest after Phantom discovered the nest, which was a Very Bad Thing. […]

I’m so very ready for my vacation. I’ve had enough of work, and of stuff going on outside of work. The way things have been going, I assume while I’m away my home will be destroyed by a bus-sized chunk of blue “airplane ice.” But I shall take my chances and hope Captain Stubing steers […]

When my son was very little he became alarmed while watching An Extremely Goofy Movie. That’s the one where Goofy’s son Max (wait, we’ll get back to the fact that Goofy reproduced later) is going to college. My son went into a complete panic at the thought that he’d have to leave home and go […]

My son starred as Billy Flynn in Chicago over the weekend. I took video of his three big numbers. (Quality: taken with my iPhone from the back half of the theater, surprisingly not horrible, but not flawless.) We Both Reached For The Gun (live, this number brought the house down) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykkipCi-47E Razzle Dazzle (This one […]

My son, the actor. I like the way that sounds. A week or so ago he was nominated for an EMACT (Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theaters) DASH award. DASH stands for “Distinguished Achievement and Special Honors”. That sounds impressive, no? It is. I cried like little baby. These are the Individual Performance categories. Michael, […]

My son left his phone at home today. I spotted it in the bathroom after he’d left for the bus, and I felt the cold dread on someone who would go fetal in the same situation. He texted me with minutes from a friend’s phone as I was getting in the car and asked me […]

My kid and I stopped by KFC in town. They normally suck at a molecular level when you go inside, so we tried the drive-through. Here are some things actually said in the car during our adventure. How does “grilled” anything serve as a valid substitute for extra crispy?” How many legs and thighs do […]

My son, the previously mentioned 13-year-old who owns all the socks festooning my home, is an actor. He gets this from his father. I tried to act in high school. My God, I wanted to be a great actress so badly I could taste it. I took theater as an elective and I tried out […]

Hi, my name is Jody and I am the parent of a recovering fussy eater. For years, my son would only eat one or two foods. Those foods would change over the years: where once he would only eat chicken fingers, he switched over to pasta with red sauce and never wanted chicken fingers ever […]